Omaha daily bee., 1887-03-27
ADJUSTMENTS.
SHADOWS OF A GREAT CITY,"

SHADOWS OF A GREAT CITY,"
Shadows, of Great City" was played
to paying houses throughout the engage
ment. The piece is we'll calculated to
succeed and IS bound to be paying in
vestment wherever produced. Its rapid
succession of startling situations, fine
scenery and daring improbabillties caters
to the appetite of hundreds of sensation
lovers in every city.
GRAND AMERICAN OPERA.
1t is now definitely settled that we
shall have short season of grand opera
by the National Opera company now
performing at the Metropolitan opera
house in New York The performances
will take place Monday, April II, and
Tuesday the 10, and consist of two even
ing performances and one matinee and
will be given on the same scale of com.
pleteness and splendor and the same at
tention to detail as given in the cities of
The company consists of 800 persons and
is by far the largest and most complete
operate enterprise ever organized or
lected are Faust, "Lohengrin" and
"Lakme," new opera by Leo Delibes.
Those works have met with the
greatest success wherever performed.
Prices will be moderate in comparison
with the magnitude, of the enterprise.
nesday, April @, at the box Office of the
exposition building where the perform.
ances will be given and which will be
transformed into veritable grand opera
house. A stage will be erected which
will occupy nearly one.thlrd of the en-
tire building with all the modern inn
provements to be found in regular opera
houses. Full particulars will be given
hereafter.
NINE. MODJESKA.
The appearance of the eminent actress,
Modjeska, at Boyd's opera house, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, will be an
event of more than ordinary interest to
theatre -goers. Modjeska's art is of that
peculiar tineness that lifts it and all that
she does above the common standards of
the stage into an ideal world where
human nature still intensely human and
intensely natgral seems transferred ,nis rrs as
rounded by company of actors worthy
of the star. 1t includes Mr.. Maurice
Barrymore, Mr.. George Yandenhoff, Miss
Mary Shaw and Grace Henderson. The
repertoire is an attractive one, and is as
follows: "rwelfth Night" Thursday
evening; "Frou-Frou." Friday; "As You
Like 1t, matinee, and 1.-THE Chouans," !"
Saturday night. TO see this great artistic
in such list of characters will be .
privilege.
THE BOSTON IDEALS.
The Boston Ideals come to Omaha
again for q short season of opera, next
week, commencing Monday evening and
continuing through Wednesday evening
with matinee on that day besides. The
old fayorites come with company
strengthened by the addition of num-
Der of well-known musical people.
Colonel Foster has added to his princi-
pals Mile. LaBlache, formerly with
Colonel McCaull's opera company; Miss
Harriet Avery contraltO with fine
voice and Mr.. Frank Baxter tenor of
phenomenal quality and range. The
| repertoire which has been arranged will
include nearly all Of the leading works
done Dy this company. Monday evening
Martha" will be given and it will be a
memorable occasion as it will introduce
for the first time the new tenor MIR.
Frank Baxter; Tuesday evening will wit.
ness the first presentation IN the west OF
1.-THE Daughter of the Regiment" rO'
mantle military opera by Donizettl!
Wednesday matinee, ERA Diayola" and
| i'm the evening "Adina" or ''rhe Elixir
| of Love-" The company which Is al
ways q favoritc here is now giving opera
better than eyer before and is: fair u